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guest: for doctors, they don't like to have patients at medicare or medicaid. they don't want so many of the newly insuranced to be going on to medicaid. for consumers, the problem is whether they'll be able to find a doctor. if they have a new insurance program and can't find a doctor. having insurance doesn't do them very good. host: if i'm a hospital, how does this change the practices of the hospital as far as tests given by the practice? hospitals have the same concern. broadly speaking, they like the fact that they are not going to have so many uninsured people. they give a lot of caraway for people that don't pay their bills. they wouldn't have to make -- basically throwing so much money away. host: is this through the emergency room? guest: that's the main avenue. they also get government payments to offset the cost of that care. there for, they are not going to be getting those payments anymore. donald on the democrat line you've answered a lot of my questions sitting here listening i'm a little upset with our president. we need the public option. i re
guest: for doctors, they don't like to have patients at medicare or medicaid. they don't want so many of the newly insuranced to be going on to medicaid. for consumers, the problem is whether they'll be able to find a doctor. if they have a new insurance program and can't find a doctor. having insurance doesn't do them very good. host: if i'm a hospital, how does this change the practices of the hospital as far as tests given by the practice? hospitals have the same concern. broadly speaking,...
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medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops. how much does it cost. in terms of medians, there is a factor of five, the difference between the two. about $5,000 per month for non- institutional care services. the indians cannot tell the whole story. on this -- medians do not tell the whole story. this shows that base and long- term health services are almost always less expensive than nursing-home services. nursing-home services hardly ever cost less than $3,500 per month. 87% of non-institutional long- term care services cost less than $3,500 a month. these are two very different populations. they are v
medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops....
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it is right alongside such security and medicare. -- social security and medicare. >> in number of moderates have said [inaudible] what changes are critical? >> we want our final product to ensure affordability to the middle cows, accountability for the insurance companies, and by lowering costs for every stage. those of the standards that we have. >> [inaudible] >> i prefer to call and the public's options. we want to increase competition. there are ways to do that. we look forward to having those discussions as to reconcile the bill. unless the whole the insurance counties -- companies accountability, we will not have affordability for the middle class. we need to end discrimination on the basis of pre-existing conditions, to cap payments and co-payments. it is about affordability. that is essential to accessibility. we will have what we need to hold the insurance companies accountable. i contend that whatever we have coming out of this bill, we will hold them accountable. there will be crying out. -- they will be crying out. >> [inaudible] right now there has been a ping- pong. any respon
it is right alongside such security and medicare. -- social security and medicare. >> in number of moderates have said [inaudible] what changes are critical? >> we want our final product to ensure affordability to the middle cows, accountability for the insurance companies, and by lowering costs for every stage. those of the standards that we have. >> [inaudible] >> i prefer to call and the public's options. we want to increase competition. there are ways to do that. we...
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we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for quite some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it is an hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to be able to see seniors. çour reimbursement, if you compare it to other parts of the country because of the system that pays on the basis of volume rather than quality, many areas are -- our reimbursement is half what it would be in high-cost areas. çso, in the legislation, the senate bill, i was able to get a measure included to get changes in net. under the measure i included, good, quality plans and medicare advantage plans that hold costs down would be eligible for extra reimbursement. in case somebody wonders is this a special deal for organic, this will help or again -- this will help oregon, but it will also help the entireç country becaue of instead of rewarding medicare providers for being inefficient, it will reward them for holding costs down. boosting the effort against fraud is absolutely key, as the question sugge
we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for quite some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it is an hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to be able to see seniors. çour reimbursement, if you compare it to other parts of the country because of the system that pays on the basis of volume rather than quality, many areas are -- our reimbursement is half what it would be in high-cost areas. çso, in the legislation, the senate bill, i...
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nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access medicaid and you wind up using it and the package of options really includes the tougher things come up those are the big ones. -- assisted technology, transportation, personal assistance. you still need $1,500 to do other things in your house. whatever your acute bonus injury is, this is on top of it. that is how we try to leave this. the last beasley tried to do is swear senator kennedy had been all wrong. this was never meant to put certain people out of business. we did a lot of exploration as to where this has been our of the last few yea
nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access...
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medicare benefits, broadly speaking, the bill would cut about a round $400 billion out of the medicare program in terms of how much it pays providers. we would see cuts through that but we are not expected to see cuts in actual medicare benefits. whatever medicare benefits people get now whether it is a school or something else, they should expect to be able to do that. host: the president wants a final version signed by the time of the state of the union. is that possible? guest: it is still possible but that is a tight timeline. in late january, there could be taught that it could be moved to early february because they want to get as much progress done as possible on the bill before the state of the union. i think it is still a realistic goal at this point point. but there is a lot of ground they need to cover in merging thes >> sunday on washington journal. a look at the 48 states. the political outlook and the 2010 midterm elections with peter heart and bill mcinturff. following that anne kornblut, cracks in the creeling about women in politics. that's live president obama talks a
medicare benefits, broadly speaking, the bill would cut about a round $400 billion out of the medicare program in terms of how much it pays providers. we would see cuts through that but we are not expected to see cuts in actual medicare benefits. whatever medicare benefits people get now whether it is a school or something else, they should expect to be able to do that. host: the president wants a final version signed by the time of the state of the union. is that possible? guest: it is still...
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medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops. how much does it cost. in terms of medians, there is a factor of five, the difference between the two. about $5,000 per month for non- institutional care services. the indians cannot tell the whole story. on this -- medians do not tell the whole story. this shows that base and long- term health services are almost always less expensive than nursing-home services. nursing-home services hardly ever cost less than $3,500 per month. 87% of non-institutional long- term care services cost less than $3,500 a month. these are two very different populations. they are v
medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops....
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we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking about they keep on talking about cuts in the budget. they are not even adding that picture money. i was for the public option. i have a pre-existing condition, lupus. i had to have a kidney transplant. no, i am not dependent on medicaid, but i also have bluecross blueshield. these people that have medicaid, medicare, and they do not want to help anybody else that is the point i want to get over -- that is the point i cannot get over. guest: with respect to medicare, it has been a very successful program. it has kept millions of seniors from falling into poverty. we need to do everything we can to pres
we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking...
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our budget is locked down with social security and medicare and medicaid bills that are unsustainable. if you try to solve these problems, the power of special- interest groups who are against whatever solution you put on the table has gone exponentially greater. can you imagine right in the united states constitution in today's environment -- can you imagine writing the united states constitution in today's environment? the power of money on the ability to find consensus on the hard things has gotten greater. i am not true that is going to hard decisions. i worry about this decision. >> we could not have gone the constitution if it had been negotiated on c-span. >> corporations do not want to be hated, for the most part. they have many ways to pour more money into the political process if they wanted to and they have chosen not to. to cross that line and suddenly decide that, as a corporation, i want to defeat lindsay gramm of north carolina and those corporations are in sentences co, boston, and new york city, that is -- are in san francisco, boston, and in new york city, that is th
our budget is locked down with social security and medicare and medicaid bills that are unsustainable. if you try to solve these problems, the power of special- interest groups who are against whatever solution you put on the table has gone exponentially greater. can you imagine right in the united states constitution in today's environment -- can you imagine writing the united states constitution in today's environment? the power of money on the ability to find consensus on the hard things has...
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i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before negotiators for the two houses may hold a formal meeting. while the three normally are agreed to within seconds, each may be filibustered, and democrats would then have to produce 60 votes to cut off debate. additionally, republicans would have the right to demand votes on nine -- non-bindingñr proposs wants negotiators for the two houses were appointed. that could, in turn, required democrats to vote on political controversies such as wiping out the legislation proposed cuts in medicare, which easily be turned into attack ads in next fall's campaign." bi
i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before...
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part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do for health care reform, the mayo clinic, their operations in arizona decided, announced they were no longer taking medicare payment. which meant if you're an older adult and you're going to a facility that doesn't accept medicare, you have to pay out of pocket, you have to have some other provisions. and so these cuts that we've piled on top with medicare just add insult to injury and my diagnosis for either of the house and the senate democratic bills are fewer doctors and fewer hospitals. the most doctors in pennsylvania, the average doctor is over 50 years of nage pennsyl
part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do...
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people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again, ohio, michigan, tennessee, all the other 49 states, if you were exposed to asbestos, you're not covered. but if you're from montana you are. i yield to mr. mccotter. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i go back and this segues to another point in the chart, the sweetheart deals that were made with big pharmaceutical industries and others to try to get this bill passed. but the converse is the heartless deals that were also made to get this bill passed. the gentleman has talked about the unfair treatment amongst the states whic
people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again,...
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but i wonder if anybody really believes that medicare outlays are going to be reduced by $500 billion over the next several years. after all, while getting ready to enact that provision, congress and of course that doesn't start for a few years, congress passed grade now been repealing previous legislation, which would have cut medicare payments to physicians by more than $200 billion. finally there's the issue of increasing health care costs. i think the obama administration and peter or his bag in particular have correctly identified increase in health care costs as a major problem for families, for businesses and for the fiscal viability of medicare. and we know that the key cause of this rising health care costs is excessive insurance. and the administration and congress have recognized that in the proposal and the plan, at least in the senate version to increase the tax on or to remove the tax subsidy on so-called adalat health plans. in the end, they are focusing on taking away the tax subsidy only from a very small number of superexpensive plan. those are the only ones who will
but i wonder if anybody really believes that medicare outlays are going to be reduced by $500 billion over the next several years. after all, while getting ready to enact that provision, congress and of course that doesn't start for a few years, congress passed grade now been repealing previous legislation, which would have cut medicare payments to physicians by more than $200 billion. finally there's the issue of increasing health care costs. i think the obama administration and peter or his...
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using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i love my country and all it's people so much. i'm so tired of groups being pitted against each other. this is simple when you think about it. the people who support god given free will verses those that don't and you call in and they tell you what you should and shouldn't talk about. that makes my point right there. sir, you can talk about anything you want to and we have a constitution, a bill of rights and a lot of american people call us tea baggers, what you want but we stand up for everyone's freedom and we love this country. happy new year. >> randy, ind
using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i...
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and most people who choose this path are on medicare. the taxpayers are going to assume responsibility. my issue is, a person can have an active plan for their life. they do not have to be on life support. they will have to come in and -- you have the transfer of power. how do we justify a position -- a physician to say that we have to proceed, with not only the person's wishes, and we have to have the best practices for the multiple [unintelligible] they will not come out with a better outcome, based on this situation. host: we have one last caller, from colo.. what do you think? caller: the problem with the bipartisan -- this partisan problem has to do with the term limits. there are too many people there for many years, and we half -- we have passed a law, and now we can go in and the people are so set in their ways that they do not want to change. and this is a major problem. host: do you think that this will change a caller:? -- do you think that this will change? caller: there may be people on twitter, talking about the term limits
and most people who choose this path are on medicare. the taxpayers are going to assume responsibility. my issue is, a person can have an active plan for their life. they do not have to be on life support. they will have to come in and -- you have the transfer of power. how do we justify a position -- a physician to say that we have to proceed, with not only the person's wishes, and we have to have the best practices for the multiple [unintelligible] they will not come out with a better...
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being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that health insurance with them when they change jobs. you know, we provide health insurance through americans through their worth and when they leave that job, and millions do every year, they lose that shunchts that's one of the major causes for uninsurance. it also is a huge but secret cost on health insurance helping to raise the prices of health insurance rather than lowering them. when you buy your own car insurance or health insurance, you're shopping around. and you're finding the lowest price and the best coverage. you should be able to do that for healt
being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that...
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and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic congressional leaders have once again retreated behind closed doors to make deals and finalize a single version of their government takeover of health care. that's not what the american people want. and speaker pelosi said today in response to the election results, she said, clearly the election results last night spell out that we have not been as clear about our deficit reduction measures and that will change. but the american people want to know, what deficit reduction measures is she talking about, when she continues along with the other democ
and eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. all of this going on, the message to this congress, to the democratic leadership in this congress is, you need to change course, change direction, and make sure that you're reflecting the will of the american people. but instead, instead, the leadership doesn't get that message. even today, as senator-elect brown prepares to come down here to be sworn into the united states senate sometime in the next few days, the white house and democratic...
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better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. let me know. [applause] i am eager to see it. here is what i asked of congress, though. do not walk away from reform. not now, not when we are so close. let's come together to finish the job for the american people. let's get it done. host: on the screen right now it is frank pallone of new jersey. where is the legislation, what is happening? guest: we are trying to see if we can get republican support for a comprehensive bill. it would have three points, covering most americans, bring down costs, and ending discrimination for pre-existing conditions. the bottom line is, if we cannot get republican support, we will have to go ahead and pass it with democrats. unfortunately, whether or not we can get republican support is not clear. host: it sounds like you describe an emphasis on insurance company reform. guest: it is difficult right now for people with pre-existing conditions to get coverage at all. if they do, it is so prohibitive, it is not affordable. hos
better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. let me know. [applause] i am eager to see it. here is what i asked of congress, though. do not walk away from reform. not now, not when we are so close. let's come together to finish the job for the american people. let's get it done. host: on the screen right now it is frank pallone of new jersey. where is the legislation, what is happening? guest: we are...
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l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what i learned yesterday was democracy in action. if that was a boxing match, president obama 113 rounds. ford simple -- won 13 rounds. i am a fiscal conservative. he called of frank luntz and said it is good to have good talking points on different policies but you cannot throw out jobs. they have to work together. that was amazing. i had never seen anything like it. i watched it on c-span yesterday. i watched it this morning. thank you for everything you do for cspan. host: if you missed the re-air on this, you could go to our website, c-span.org. little rock, arkansas, and arab democrats line -- on our d
l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what...
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topics range from car seats to medicare services. the information comes one year and one day after the president made the promise on his first day. more on the internet and social networking from politico. it reports the senate rules committee has reached an agreement with facebook, alum and senators to set up an official page that follows the chamber's rules. there will be no advertisements and will contain a link to their website. >> the house financial-services committee this morning hold a hearing looking at pay practices for financial and nonfinancial firms. that hearing is at 10:00 eastern. president obama to date in lorain county, ohio, touring a wind turbine plant in speaking at a community college there. >> wednesday, president obama delivered his first state of the union address to congress, laying his vision for the country. the state of the union address, wednesday night. our coverage begins at 8:00 eastern. you can also listen to the address live on your iphone with the c-span radio app. >> each year thousands of student
topics range from car seats to medicare services. the information comes one year and one day after the president made the promise on his first day. more on the internet and social networking from politico. it reports the senate rules committee has reached an agreement with facebook, alum and senators to set up an official page that follows the chamber's rules. there will be no advertisements and will contain a link to their website. >> the house financial-services committee this morning...
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that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a small economic benefit. where that small economic benefit comes from is distributing that benefit to the rest of society, to the chattering class'. is the right to cut the wages of low-skilled americans in order to reduce the price of tomatoes by 3 cents? my response is no, it's morally unjustifiable for us to do that to our fellow americans. guest: and consequently the growers in agriculture have been together to create ag jobs, which is a process that would insure a legal work force. guest: a cheap, controllable work force. host: dallas, dan, republican line. caller: good morning. i j
that was costing in terms of payroll taxes, social security, medicare, and things like that. that was causing new york city millions of dollars per year. it is a costly process. it is not necessarily because the people are there. host: mark krikorian? guest: legal status is not the problem. it is a small part of the problem. the problem is the supply shop with so many low-skilled workers pouring into the economy all at once. when they look at the immigration for the entire economy, they find a...
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and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state of the union, we'll listen to what the president has to say, but make no mistake -- the powers that be in washington keep turning their backs on the people. the republicans will continue to challenge the status quo and offer better solutions. our fight for reform, for freedom and for common sense is far from over. thanks for listening. >> sunday on "washington journal," a discussion on the status of health care legislation in light of the massachusetts senate election, with byron york of the "washington examiner" and christopher hayes of "the nation." also, a look a
and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state...
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it will strengthen medicare which we all benefit at a certain age. it will solidify medicaid, as well. it will give opportunities for those looking forward to their elderly years for long-term care capabilities and opportunities that you did not have in the past. as i said before, it will give opportunities to 30 million new uninsured people in connecticut to florida and across the country. there is a lot in this bill that you will find be very beneficial to your neighbors, the people in your area and the country. it is complex, for sure. there are betty details edit. the emergence of this bill at whatever age will feel better. it will help children. it will help families. it will provide health security and financial security for many of those americans who now have neither. host: what the institute for the study of the senate? guest: this will be an institute that will study the united states senate, study the 47-year career of senator kennedy as arguably the most effective legislator in history. it will bring people's understanding of what happens
it will strengthen medicare which we all benefit at a certain age. it will solidify medicaid, as well. it will give opportunities for those looking forward to their elderly years for long-term care capabilities and opportunities that you did not have in the past. as i said before, it will give opportunities to 30 million new uninsured people in connecticut to florida and across the country. there is a lot in this bill that you will find be very beneficial to your neighbors, the people in your...